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Election 1980 Results

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1980 North Dakota governor election

Allen I. Olson (Republican) beat Arthur A. Link (Democrat) in North Dakota in 1980, 53.6% to 46.4%, a margin of 7.2 points and 21,839 votes.

North Dakota changed party: in 1976 it went Democratic, for Arthur A. Link.

Republicans led in 41 of the 53 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 12. The largest, Cass, cast 42,475 votes and went to the Republican by 6.2 points. The closest was Ward, where 6 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Allen I. Olson won Republican 162,230 53.6%
Arthur A. Link Democratic 140,391 46.4%
Total302,621

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cass 19,929 46.9% 22,546 53.1% 42,475 R+6.2
Burleigh 11,095 40.2% 16,473 59.8% 27,568 R+19.5
Grand Forks 10,779 45.1% 13,095 54.9% 23,874 R+9.7
Ward 10,946 50.0% 10,940 50.0% 21,886 level
Morton 5,604 47.7% 6,156 52.3% 11,760 R+4.7
Stutsman 4,890 47.9% 5,317 52.1% 10,207 R+4.2
Williams 4,617 46.9% 5,232 53.1% 9,849 R+6.2
Richland 4,948 52.1% 4,550 47.9% 9,498 D+4.2
Stark 3,847 43.9% 4,924 56.1% 8,771 R+12.3
Barnes 3,601 48.6% 3,811 51.4% 7,412 R+2.8
Walsh 3,442 48.5% 3,652 51.5% 7,094 R+3.0
McLean 3,172 49.3% 3,262 50.7% 6,434 R+1.4
Ramsey 2,784 43.9% 3,551 56.1% 6,335 R+12.1
Traill 2,477 48.9% 2,587 51.1% 5,064 R+2.2
Bottineau 2,057 42.6% 2,776 57.4% 4,833 R+14.9
Mercer 2,341 48.6% 2,473 51.4% 4,814 R+2.7
Pembina 2,142 44.5% 2,669 55.5% 4,811 R+11.0
McHenry 1,850 44.2% 2,339 55.8% 4,189 R+11.7
Cavalier 1,751 43.8% 2,250 56.2% 4,001 R+12.5
Wells 1,545 40.5% 2,269 59.5% 3,814 R+19.0
Mountrail 2,235 59.5% 1,523 40.5% 3,758 D+18.9
Benson 1,936 52.8% 1,734 47.2% 3,670 D+5.5
Dickey 1,595 44.0% 2,027 56.0% 3,622 R+11.9
Rolette 2,282 63.3% 1,322 36.7% 3,604 D+26.6
La Moure 1,567 46.1% 1,834 53.9% 3,401 R+7.9
McKenzie 1,571 47.2% 1,759 52.8% 3,330 R+5.6
Ransom 1,570 49.0% 1,631 51.0% 3,201 R+1.9
Emmons 1,189 38.3% 1,916 61.7% 3,105 R+23.4
Pierce 1,219 40.1% 1,824 59.9% 3,043 R+19.9
McIntosh 893 30.1% 2,070 69.9% 2,963 R+39.7
Sargent 1,616 55.5% 1,296 44.5% 2,912 D+11.0
Nelson 1,356 51.2% 1,292 48.8% 2,648 D+2.4
Dunn 1,190 49.4% 1,221 50.6% 2,411 R+1.3
Grant 873 36.5% 1,521 63.5% 2,394 R+27.1
Hettinger 1,018 43.3% 1,334 56.7% 2,352 R+13.4
Foster 1,040 44.7% 1,289 55.3% 2,329 R+10.7
Griggs 1,114 50.5% 1,091 49.5% 2,205 D+1.0
Bowman 940 43.3% 1,233 56.7% 2,173 R+13.5
Towner 886 40.8% 1,286 59.2% 2,172 R+18.4
Burke 883 43.2% 1,160 56.8% 2,043 R+13.6
Logan 815 40.7% 1,189 59.3% 2,004 R+18.7
Divide 962 48.1% 1,038 51.9% 2,000 R+3.8
Kidder 872 44.1% 1,105 55.9% 1,977 R+11.8
Adams 834 42.3% 1,139 57.7% 1,973 R+15.5
Eddy 1,031 52.4% 936 47.6% 1,967 D+4.8
Renville 1,031 53.9% 882 46.1% 1,913 D+7.8
Steele 1,037 55.1% 844 44.9% 1,881 D+10.3
Sheridan 523 31.5% 1,135 68.5% 1,658 R+36.9
Golden Valley 584 42.8% 782 57.2% 1,366 R+14.5
Oliver 654 48.0% 709 52.0% 1,363 R+4.0
Sioux 645 58.0% 467 42.0% 1,112 D+16.0
Billings 297 41.7% 415 58.3% 712 R+16.6
Slope 316 47.2% 354 52.8% 670 R+5.7

Counties as they stood in 1980; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

North Dakota governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Kelly Armstrong (R) R+42.3
2020 Doug Burgum (R) R+40.5
2016 Doug Burgum (R) R+57.1
2012 Jack Dalrymple (R) R+28.8
2008 John Hoeven (R) R+50.9
2004 John Hoeven (R) R+43.9
2000 John Hoeven (R) R+10.1
1996 Edward T. Schafer (R) R+32.4
1992 Edward T. Schafer (R) R+17.2
1988 George A. Sinner (D) D+19.8
1984 George A. Sinner (D) D+10.6
1980 Allen I. Olson (R) R+7.2
1976 Arthur A. Link (D) D+5.0
1972 Arthur A. Link (D) D+2.1
1968 William L. Guy (D) D+11.1
1964 William L. Guy (D) D+11.5
1962 William L. Guy (D) D+0.9
1960 William L. Guy (D) D+5.0
1958 John E. Davis (R) R+6.2
1956 John E. Davis (R) R+16.9
1954 Norman Brunsdale (R) R+28.4
1952 Norman Brunsdale (R) R+57.5
1950 Norman Brunsdale (R) R+32.6
1948 Fred G. Aandahl (R) R+23.8
1946 Fred G. Aandahl (R) R+37.8
1944 Fred G. Aandahl (R) R+23.1
1942 John Moses (D) D+15.2
1940 John Moses (D) D+26.2
1938 John Moses (D) D+4.9
1936 William Langer (other)
1934 Thomas H. Moodie (D) D+6.4
1932 William Langer (R) R+9.8
1930 George F. Shafer (R) R+50.4
1928 George F. Shafer (R) R+13.3
1926 Arthur G. Sorlie (R) R+66.6
1924 Arthur G. Sorlie (R) R+7.9
1922 Ragnvald Nestos (R) R+57.6
1921 Ragnvald A. Nestos (R) R+50.9
1920 Lynn J. Frazier (R) R+2.0
1918 Lynn J. Frazier (R) R+19.5
1916 Lynn J. Frazier (R) R+60.8
1914 L. B. Hanna (R) R+10.7
1912 L. B. Hanna (R) R+9.4
1910 John Burke (D) D+2.6
1908 John Burke (D) D+2.6
1906 John Burke (D) D+7.9
1904 Elmore Y. Sarles (R) R+46.1
1902 Frank White (R) R+27.8
1900 Frank White (R) R+20.5
1898 Frederick B. Fancher (R) R+18.4
1896 Frank A. Briggs (R) R+55.6
1894 Roger Allin (R) R+36.5
1892 Eli C. D. Shortridge (other)
1890 Andrew H. Burke (R) R+17.7
1889 John Miller (R) R+33.2